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Cox andWife Confess■rSummers County Couple Say TheyPlaced Body of Iufant in River.W. H. Cox and wife, of Sew, wbihave been in the countv iail of Bummers* vcount v fer the past few da vs, charged |(with the muder of their infant babv Igirl, which was found in Greenbrier 1 river August 1st, were given a preliminary hearing by ’Squire Hughes atHinton, Tuesdav and made a cleanbreast of the whole affair.They admitted throwing the body ofthe infant in the rive*, but claimed thatit was dead at the litre. Tl.ev said thattbev arrived at Hinton late and walker!to the park. While there Mrs. Coxasked her husband to place his coataround the infant that she might have her own, wd.ich. was \\ apped about thebabv at that time. !t: making the exchange they claim th.it they discoveredthe chiltl to be dead. lt;'ox then tookthe bodv ai d threw it in the river. 1i iver.Ir. MeNeer testified at the inquestthat the infant was dead when placed inthe iver.’ Th x and his wifeacing a charge of ha\ ing ’ smot her* lt;1the infant h»efore disposing of thebodv.The accused was held for the grandjury Ov Justice Hugh is.
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Beckley Messenger
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Tue, Aug 21, 1917
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